Gore Bay Union Public Library

Serving the Town of Gore Bay, the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island, the Municipality of Burpee/Mills, and the Unorganized Townships of Dawson and Robinson.

As well as a excellent collection of books the library offers the following services.

Services available include eBooks, inter-library loan, audio books, Daisey Readers, internet access, photocopying, faxing, binding projects, and laminating.

Located at 15 Water Street, Gore Bay, Ontario, in the same building as the Gore Bay municipal office.

Phone – 705-282-2221

E-mail to library@goreby.ca

Library Hours

Monday 2 - 5

Tuesday 2 - 5

Wednesday CLOSED

Thursday 2 - 8

Friday 10 - 1 & 2 - 5

Saturday 10 - 1

Sunday CLOSED

Closed Holidays. Hours may differ in the summer.

The Library is committed to providing accessible services and creating an accessible environment. We do our best to provide our materials in alternative formats where they exist. To request an alternative for non-accessible content, please contact the Library directly for assistance.

The Library has many accessible features:

Street level access from the main entrance
Ramp access from the side entrance and to the outside return drop box
Power door operators
Accessible washroom

We offer a variety of material formats to assist readers with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Large Print books
Audiobooks in CD format
eBooks viewable in large print on eReaders and mobile apps
eAudiobooks for downloading to mobile devices and computers
DAISY readers to listen to books and magazines on DAISY formatted CDs (available from CELA)
Decodable books for children with learning disabilities
A small collection of braille children’s material

Getting started with Libby

Use these steps to get started with free ebooks, audiobooks, and more from your library:

1. Find your library

Find and open your library or school’s digital collection using the following:

Our Libby app (recommended for public library users)

2. Borrow

Borrow a title from your library’s digital collection. You’ll need a valid library card to complete this step.

3. Enjoy

You can enjoy many titles immediately online, download them for offline use, or send borrowed ebooks to a Kindle device (U.S. libraries and schools only).

If you’re on a computer, you may also be able to transfer titles to compatible ereaders or MP3 players.

Getting started with the Libby app

The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. Libby is available for Android, iOS, Windows 10, some Chromebooks, and in your browser at libbyapp.com.

Get started with Libby

STEP 1

Install the Libby app from your device’s app store.

Or, visit libbyapp.com in your Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browser.

STEP 2

In Libby, follow the prompts to find your library and sign in with a valid library card.

STEP 3

Browse your library’s collection and borrow a title.

STEP 4

Borrowed titles appear under Shelf > Loans and download to the app automatically when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you’re offline.

From your Loans, you can:

Tap Read With… to choose where you’d like to read the book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle (U.S. libraries only) or start reading in Libby.
Tap Open Audiobook or Open Magazine to start reading or listening to that title.
Tap Manage Loan to see options like Renew and Return.